All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 5 2001 // Capitalizing on CNA’s underwriting skills and MarketScout’s eInsurance distribution system, the two companies will provide independent agents access to a broad array of CNA products via MarketScout’s...
Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...
Jun 4 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
Jun 4 2001 // Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) National Board of State Directors confirmed W. Cloyce Anders as the association’s president-elect and elected Louise “Bebe” C. Canter, CPCU, ARM...
Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...
Jun 4 2001 // Mailboxes throughout the West have been rapidly filling with literature outlining the “Privacy Policy” of virtually every organization that has ever taken a credit application.As the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
May 24 2001 // Superior Access Internet Software Inc. (SAIS), a privately held, B2B Internet software development company targeting the insurance industry headquartered in Irvine, Calif., announced the creation of a strategic partnership...
May 21 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) announced the launch of InsurBanc, a unique federal savings bank that consumers can access through their hometown-based independent insurance agents. As approved by the...
May 21 2001 // Jeffrey M. Yates is the new executive director of the Agents Council for Tech-nology (ACT), announces Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Chief Exec-utive Officer Robert A. Rusbuldt.Yates, who will begin his new...
May 21 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
May 15 2001 // Connecticut Governor John Rowland (R) will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of InsurBanc, a federal savings bank that consumers can access through their hometown-based independent insurance...
May 14 2001 // Jeffrey M. Yates is the new executive director of the Agents Council for Technology (ACT), announces Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Chief Exec-utive Officer Robert A. Rusbuldt.Yates, who will begin his new...
Apr 30 2001 // More than 600 independent insurance agents will take over the nation’s capital for several days this week as the 25th Annual National Legislative Conference convenes May 2-4 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington,...
Apr 26 2001 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters will host its annual scholarship forum, “Privacy, Problems, Predictions, Pundits,” on May 3 at the Amica Insurance Company Amphitheater in Lincoln, R.I. The...
Apr 25 2001 // More than 600 independent insurance agents will take over the nation’s capital for several days next week as the 25th Annual National Legislative Conference convenes May 2-4 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington,...
Apr 24 2001 // More than 3,000 independent insurance agents are gathering this week for four days of education, networking and exhibits at the AMS Users’ Group 25th National Conference. Taking place at the Opryland Hotel in...
Apr 23 2001 // Robert A. Rusbuldt has stepped up as the new CEO of the Independent Ins-urance Agents of America (IIAA), replacing Paul A. Equale, who will now be focusing on his role as Chairman of the Democratic Business Council.Equale...
Apr 16 2001 // Hagerty Classic Insurance will make one lucky independent agent a Big Kahuna this fall by footing the bill for this year’s Big “I” convention in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Traverse City, Mich.-based classic...
Apr 2 2001 // Independent agents are hailing the finality of freeing small businesses from costly federal ergonomics rules following President Bush’s signing of a measure to repeal them, said Independent Insurance Agents of...
Mar 26 2001 // Circumventing independent agents. Under-mining agents’ sales. These are phrases that don’t set well with SAFECO CEO Mike McGavick. And it’s no wonder. Appointed as the man to turn the struggling...